Crosby Requirements & Potential Colleges, Majors, and Costs
2026-2027
CN 2 for Class of 2027: Reviewing/Building/Understanding Crosby Requirements & Potential Colleges Majors and Costs
CN 2 for Class of 2027: Reviewing/Building/Understanding Crosby Requirements & Potential Colleges Majors and Costs
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We will begin at noon and this session will be recorded.
Today's information will be presented by Mary Allen Conforti, our Assistant Director of Advising & JR+SR Program, Ashly Wilson, our Assistant Director of Financial Aid and Advising, and Cindy Zimmerman, Student-Selected Advising Coordinator.
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Crosby Contacts
Some of Your Best Friends
Getting Started with Conference Note 2
Remind me again why start in Spring of junior year rather than beginning of senior year?
Academic profile - GPA, courses, grades, rank
First generation status - Services
Community Service form
Campus visits - College Fair/Visit Form
Schedule additional testing if needed
Meeting Outline on advising calendar Deadline of May 8
Match vs. Fit
You may be a good MATCH for a school based on your academic profile.
GPA test scores
majors/programs
You are a good FIT for a school that also aligns with your preferences and other criteria. rural or urban setting small campus or big university warm weather or cold climate far away or near family
Learning about Colleges
An unbalanced college list means more challenges and stress as a Senior.
rely on rankings! talk about colleges in terms like “good school” or “bad school”... it’s about finding the right school fit react to “sticker price” (cost of attendance) right now assume a college is right for you because it was right for a friend or sibling
spend time researching colleges have a solid understanding of your academic profile understand your “college criteria” (what is important to me?) understand the value of balance in listbuilding plan visits to colleges even if you’ve been before for camps, sporting events or with friend...this is different and it’s all about you
Building a College List
College is a Match to be Made, Not a Prize to be Won
How many schools should be on your college list? Why is this college on my list?
Each college is unique: size, location, selectivity, resources, courses/majors, extracurricular programs
Don't... Do...
Forget to review the college's profile of accepted students
Rule out schools you have never heard of, these might be the best fit!
Choose a college purely based on name or reputation
Add schools that you are not interested in attending
Begin NOW
Check out the retention rates of the school
Ask your parents, counselors, teachers, bosses, coaches, mentors about their experience in college
Describe your "ideal" college and find colleges that match this description
Visit the campuses and talk to current students
College Lists
College is a Match to be Made, Not a Prize to be Won
Balance - likely, target, reach
Scholars learn about these topics in Think Like a Senior
Resources:
CN 2 Meeting Outline
Monthly Newsletters
College Websites
Weekly emails
Recorded Senior Academies (more coming this Spring and Summer)
Are SAT and ACT Scores Important?
YES! Certain colleges/universities, scholarship programs, and honors college programs may consider test scores as a part of their decision making criteria for admission. IF the school is test optional, test scores are not a factor in admission process. However, there are exceptions to this p students should be familiar with each college’s requiremen
Check college website for requirement and average sco acceptance
Use any scores you have to customize test prep at ACT
Collegeboard.org or Khan Academy®
Register for March 26 “Retake or Reroute” webinar
Determine senior testing timeline, as applicable
College Decision Plans and Timelines
Early Decision I & II (ED)
Restrictive Early Action (REA)
Early Action (EA)
Rolling Admission
Decisions are made soon after applications are received and released on a "rolling basis" and not all at once Applications are accepted until all spots are filled Can apply to as many schools as you like, even if applied ED, EA, or REA to other schools
Regular Decision
Applications are evaluated usually between January 1 and February 1
Generally, the final decision for admissions is April 1 Non-binding, compared to a larger pool of applicants
College Application Types
Common Application
Coalition Application
Common Black College Application
CFNC
College website
Crosby Scholar's Guide to College Application Types
Potential Majors/Areas of Interests
Consider your priorities, interests, and strengths
Talk to people in jobs that are appealing
Take an interest inventory
Letters of Recommendation/Activities Resume
No need to submit letters if not required
Ask the right people!
Identify teachers, coaches, administrators to write letters
Confirm plan to ask identified people to write letters
If you haven't asked before school ended, ask when school year begins
Request the recommendation early
Guide to Letters of Recommendation
Activity Resumes are required for many Crosby Scholarship applications, so please encourage students to start building their resumes and keeping track of their leadership activities, clubs, service and work commitments now. They’ll need it later!
Senior Academy Requirement
Each Senior must complete ONE academy credit between June and December 1, 2026
Seniors are encouraged to attend more but only one is required
Senior Academy Requirement (cont.)
Fall Senior Academies (registration will open to students in May)
Your Digital Footprint Matters
Communication Etiquette
Essay Review Service
"Crosby on Campus" Student Panel
How to Complete the FAFSA
FAFSA and RDS Help Labs
College Funding 101
Adulting 101
Senior Academy Requirement (cont.)
Ongoing Senior Academies (registration will open to students in May)
Take the ASVAB
Mock Interviews
Financial Basics for High School (via CFNC)
Partner Events for Senior Academy credit
Questbridge CFNC webinars (select) ...and more!
Do College Costs and College Lists Go Together?
Affordability – Discussion starts now
Should expensive schools be excluded from list? Parent discussion is strongly encouraged to help scholars form a realistic picture of which schools are within a range of affordability.
What is Cost of Attendance (COA)? What is Net Price?
Know your Cost of Attendance and estimated Net Price at each Target School: Use a Net Price Calculator (NPC.CollegeBoard.org) to compare prices
Take time to read the Financial Aid Section website of each Target school to learn more about the institutional aid available. Make a note of deadlines and processes.
